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Curbed says:
Per a Parks Department press release that just hit the inbox, this Saturday from noon to 4pm a 70-foot waterslide will be set up near the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park.
When I read this my inner voice went into an operatic falsetto and said, "Awweeesommeeee!"
I'm quite not sure why this isn't on the front page of the New York Times right now.
It reminds me of the "Finer Things Club," but some people here in NYC have formed an open membership club called "The Picnic Club." Its purpose? To have and restore picnics, with the first session to take place this Sunday. Weather permitting, natch. From their website:
Sunday, April 27 1 p.m. Sheep Meadow, Central Park Look for Allison and Michael, they will be standing with clipboards
And just like Fight Club, they have rules. But unlike Fight Club....you can tell people about The Picnic Club. Anyway, the rules for those of you park hooligans:
3. No loud music may be played; we must never impact another picnic-goer's experience in a negative way.
4. As an extension of rule 3, no gratuitous foul language, violence or nudity (we trust your taste on this).
5 . B.Y.O.'s: A picnic blanket and a "basket" of some sort must be brought. Failure to comply with this rule will result in you sitting on the grass in the middle of a group of members, but will not actually make you part of The Picnic Club. It's like sneaking into a Yankees game -- maybe you still get to see the game, but you'll feel really guilty and on edge the whole time.
More information on their website. I'm also a big fan of their sweet picnicking coat of arms. I want it on a white t-shirt.
I don't remember who said it or wrote it or where I read it, but I came across something once which stated something to the effect that being recognized by five percent of the population is more public recognition or "fame" than most of us will ever achieve. Of course, the original quote was much more succinct. Thus, just because some people don't appear in your weekly issue of Star, People, or Us Magazine (when I was younger, I used to think it was "U.S. Magazine"), that doesn't mean to me it isn't a celebrity sighting. At Central Park today sitting across from us was a gaggle of people playing bocce. It was like a gathering of Young Comics R Us. In their midst, I spotted Demetri Martin, this other guy that I see all the time on Best Week Ever, and current SNL cast member Fred Armisen.
You can see Demetri in the white t-shirt and the guy that I see all the time on Best Week Ever standing next to him.
Demetri Martin is a pretty hilarious guy:
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